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Northern CA Plasterers JATC

Northern CA Plasterers JATC · West Sacramento, CA

Cost
$0
Length
99 weeks
Working 6 months later
Not reported

Program names, program descriptions and occupation titles appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Everything else on this page is translated.

What happened to people who took this

No outcomes reported for this program

About a third of California programs report nothing. That is a fact about the program's reporting, not evidence that it works or does not.

The job this trains for

This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.

No regional figures for this program's city

West Sacramento is not one of the metropolitan or rural areas California names when it publishes wages and openings. A neighbouring area's figures would look exactly like a correct answer, so none are shown and the statewide figures stand alone. About half of California's programs are in this position.

Plasterers and Stucco Masons

Job ads may call this: Plasterer · Applicator · Plaster Mechanic · Artisan Plasterer

Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.

  • Cover surfaces such as windows, doors, or sidewalks to protect from splashing.
  • Clean job sites.
  • Mix mortar and plaster to desired consistency or direct workers who perform mixing.
  • Set up scaffolds.
Show 3 more things this job involves
  • Apply coats of plaster or stucco to walls, ceilings, or partitions of buildings, using trowels, brushes, or spray guns.
  • Cure freshly plastered surfaces.
  • Determine materials needed to complete the job and place orders accordingly.
Typical pay in California
$61,564per year
Projected openings
6,320
Projected change
+5.1%
Usually needs
No formal educational credential

Getting in

Experience needed first
None
Training after you are hired
More than a year

New hires are trained on the job for more than a year after they start. The classroom part is the beginning of this work, not the whole of it.

These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: No high school diploma — 52% of the people doing this work.

No high school diploma
52%
High school diploma
35%
Started college, no degree
8%
Two-year degree
3%
Four-year degree
2%
Master's degree
0.1%
Doctorate or professional degree
0.1%

This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job.

Program details

This program provides in-person instruction only.

A person with the art or skill of applying materials over surfaces producing both interior and exterior walls, ceilings and other surfaces in the construction or remodeling of buildings, homes and other structures.

Someone else may be able to pay for this

This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-08-04). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.

The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California

A comprehensive center is where all the required partner programs can be reached; an affiliate site offers some of them. California's Employment Development Department directs people to CareerOneStop's finder to locate one. Contacting a center before traveling is worth it — the state notes that its own staff are not physically present at every location.

The rule: 20 CFR 678.305 — What is a comprehensive one-stop center? · 20 CFR 678.310 — What is an affiliated site? · California EDD — Office Locator

  • YoloWorks! Career Center-West SacramentoAffiliate site

    Phone: 916-375-6307

    500 Jefferson BlvdHealth and Human Services AgencyWest Sacramento, CA 95605about 7.1 miles away

    Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:00am-4:00pm

  • YoloWorks! Career Center- WoodlandComprehensive center

    Phone: 530-661-2641

    25 North Cottonwood StreetGonzalez BuildingWoodland, CA 95695about 9.5 miles away

    Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am-4:00pm

  • Greater Sacramento Urban LeagueComprehensive center

    Phone: 916-286-8600

    3725 Marysville BlvdGreater Sacramento Urban League Bldg.Sacramento, CA 95838about 10.4 miles away

    Hours: Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.

Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List

How this gets paid for, and what to ask

Whether a person can have a program paid for is decided by their local workforce development board and the America's Job Center staff who interview them — not by this site, and not by the training provider. California has 45 local workforce development areas and each sets its own policies, so the answer can differ between two people in neighboring counties. Nothing here is a promise of funding or a determination of eligibility.

The rules cited here, and the state and federal sites linked to, are published in English.

How this site gets its figures, and what they do not tell you